SOFT SKILLS

Presented By Ms.Ananya Roy Pratihar

 What is Soft Skill?
Soft skill relates mostly to attitudes
and personality traits that enable a
person to be open to others and to
fit easily into a group.
 Importance of soft skill
 To handle inter personal skills.
 To take appropriate decisions.
 To communicate effectively.
 To have good impact and gain professional
development.
 Interpersonal Skills

 Interpersonal skills are how people relate to one

another.
 Measures person's ability to operate within
business organizations through social
communication and interactions.
 Mental and communicative algorithms applied
during social communications and interaction to
reach certain effects or results.
Communication skills and Soft skill

Ability to
speak

Socialize Better
more Understandi
effectively ng

Communication
Skill and Soft Skill

Develop Provides
confidence Opportunitie
and attitude s
 Some aspects of Soft Skills
Personality Development
It focuses on your own personality and also helps to understand
others socio-psychological traits.
Emotional Intelligence
It is an awareness of your action and feeling and how they affect
others around you.
Leadership Skills
It focuses on the skills like motivation, inspiration and follow you up.
Teamsmanship
It focuses on your ability to communicate and co-ordinate to
achieve common goal.
Public Speaking and Presentation
It deals with your ability to speak and serve your purpose
effectively.
Time management
It is a principle that guides to use your time effectively.
 Leadership skill
Leadership, a critical management skill, is
the ability to motivate a group of people
towards a common goal.
 SKILLS FOR LEADER
Getting and Giving Information
Understanding Group Needs and
Characteristics
Knowing and Understanding Group
Resources
Controlling the Group
Counseling

Continued
…
 SKILLS FOR LEADER
Setting the Example
Representing the Group
Planning
Evaluation
Sharing Leadership
Manager of Learning
 Team Work
Teamwork is the capability to
comprehend and recognize the diverse
strengths and abilities in a group
setting and then applying them to one
final solution.
 Skills for Teamwork

Listening:
 Team members must listen to each other's ideas.
Questioning:
 Each individual in the team must be interacting, discussing,
and posing questions to all members of the team.
Persuading:
 It is highly expected from the team to exchange, defend,
and rethink ideas.
Communication:
 To work effectively all the team members must acquire
good communication skill.

Continued…
 Skills for Teamwork
Respecting:
 Team should respect the opinions of others, encourage and
support the ideas and efforts of others.
Helping:
 Team members must help each other by offering
assistance. It’s the core principle of teamwork.
Sharing:
 The members should offer ideas and report their findings
to each other which makes the working environment more
conducive.
Participating:
 The Team members must participate willingly and
contribute ideas as and when needed.
 Tips For Teamwork
 Make sure that all members understand the role
of the team leader.
 Every member of the team must understand the
team's assignment.
 Each member of a team may be assigned specific
task and a date for completion.
 As a team member, one must be confident
enough to complete task on time.
 If need be, one may re-organize teams to make
the project flow more smoothly.
 Learn the special talents of team members and
assign tasks accordingly.
 Always try and encourage team members and be
sure that any criticism given is constructive.
 Improve Soft Skills

Have a Positive Attitude.

Be a Team Player.
Communicate effectively.
Exude confidence.
Develop creative Skill.
Accept and learn from criticism.
Inspire yourself and motivate others.
Prioritize your to-do list.
See the big picture.
 THANK YOU

REFERENCES:
Managing Expectations by Naomi Karten;
Dorset House; 1994
 www.whitestag.com
Talking Out Loud, a guest article by Leslie
Kossoff